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New Hampshire House Votes to Legalize Marijuana

The state's House voted 170-162 in favor of allowing anyone age 21 and up to carry up to one ounce of pot for recreational use, according to the Associated Press. The bill will head back to the House Ways and Means Committee before it returns to the floor for a final vote.

The legislation would also let people grow up to six marijuana plants, and outlines a plan to tax the product, which would retail at $30 an ounce.

Washington and Colorado have already legalized pot. People have been able to purchase it in Colorado as of Jan. 1, 2014, and will be able to do the same in Washington at some point this year.

New Hampshire would be the third state to hop on the marijuana legalization bandwagon, but that seems unlikely for the time being. The bill would have to make it through the state senate, which recently voted against legislation that would have decriminalized pot. Governor Maggie Hassan has also said she would veto the motion.

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